melancholy
Example Sentences
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But while her previous pictures never shied away from tenderness despite their outré scenarios, her latest is a far more melancholy affair.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
He scored a Top 20 hit in 2012 with the melancholy single Overload.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
This melancholy acknowledgment of hair-trigger anger isn’t limited to healthcare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Further, the juxtaposition of the idealized Norman Rockwellesque holiday feast brought to mind by the image’s Christmas decor and the reality of the restaurant’s affordable but less heartfelt meal introduces a melancholy air.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
And since the accident, those traits that I loved had given way to something darker—seriousness had become gravity, sensitivity had transformed into melancholy.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
